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Attacking Iran would be a big mistake, because the regime is rational enough to deal with, according to former Mossad chief Meir Dagan. In an excerpt of an interview with 60 Minutes to air on Sunday and posted online today, the ex-Israeli intelligence head stands by an earlier quote that attacking Iran was the "stupidest idea he'd ever heard." While he allowed there was not necessarily "a lot of time," he said that "an attack on Iran before exploring all other approaches is not the right way."

"The regime in Iran is a very rational one," he said, and that includes Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. He's "not exactly our rational. But I think he is rational," Dagan said. "The Iranian regime is not exactly rational based on what I call Western thinking. But no doubt, they are considering all the implications of their actions."

AIPAC represents Israel the same way Dick Cheney represents the USA. BTW - there are almost no Israelis in Japan any more. Nearly all of them (incl. all of my Israeli friends) got deported. "Goned" as I say. This never gets mentioned anywhere.

Tology

Mar 10, 2012 1:11 AM CST

Finally a voice of reason. Israel needs to realize that the story of David and Goliath is just that, a story in the Bible. If they attacked Iran, Israel would probably be wiped off the face of the earth unless they draw the rest of the world into the fight, then it would be the predicted WWIII, and the end of civilization as we know it.

meanbill

Mar 9, 2012 8:04 PM CST

IF anybody hasn't notice, I'll remind you whats going on in the Middle East. -- If you hadn't noticed, a lot of Muslim countries that had been Americas allies in the "War on terror," are either deserting the US and NATO, or are backing away from them. -- Pakistan, Afghanistan, Egypt, Syria, Lebanon, Yemen, and soon Tunisia, and Libya. -- IF anyone bombs Iran it will be the beginning of the end, because Iran will retaliate, and set the Gulf of Hormuz a-blaze. -- The US Fleet had a pipe-dream and reported they could keep the Gulf of Hormuz open, when the US and other warships can't even stop a few pirates. -- Oil burns on water, and every warship and Oil tanker, and people on them, would be endangered. -- Without that Gulf Oil the European countries would be reduced to third world countries, and the US and the world, would be forced into the greatest depression of all time. -- That's why the rhetoric on attacking Iran, and Syria, has all but disappeared. -- One mistake by anyone will lead to the greatest disaster the world has ever seen. -- Chaos, madness, and violence, will overcome all the countries of the world. -- World order will no longer exist. -- That is the future, as I have seen. ----------- REALLY